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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-07
THE EVEN SECTION CASE.


The following letter was received by
Benton & Scott from District Attorney
w. c. Perry, in answer to letter from
them urging that the even section case
might be tried by consent at the pres
ent term of the U. s. Circuit Court:
FORT SCOTT, KAN. Jan. l. 'S7.
Messrs. Benton & Scott, lola, Ks.
GENTLEMEN:
Replying to yours of fine goth
ult., shall be pleased to do anything
can to expedite hearing in U. 8. vs..
Nj. X. & Il. R'y. Go. ct al. So far as
complainant is concerned, all possible
effort will be made to dispose of the
case at an early day. But where there
is such a host Of defendants, it is pos
sible that issue will not be joined for q
month or SO. Since the decision In the
odd section case, I am anxious to con-
suit the Attorney Gen'l with view Of
expunging certain averments from thu
bill in order that 1t may be tried on de
murrer to the bill. I expect to be II
Washington during this month. l
demurrer is filed it can be heard at an
adjourned term. Yours truly.
w. c. PERRY.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-07
Usage Occurrences.

The late cold wave froze the mud puddles
and the cattle will get good water or none'
while the pigs must root hog or die.
Why don't the railroads do what they adver-
tiseq They all gave notice Of reducing the fare
during the holidays. beginning Dec cath. and
good till Jan. 4th. Was it just to catch the
credulous graugers. who would rather paw
full fare than to drive or 8 miles back home
through the cold deserted earth.
1t will require an expert to decide whether
Abel Cook or Grandpa Cutter wears the broad-
er smile all because there 10 q fine big boy ~
Abel's.
An enjoyable party at Chester Briggs on
New Years eve was we'll attended.
Misses Lille Martin and Anna Booth Willie
turn to school at lola next week.
A family Christmas ten at Taliestires deiight1
ed the juveniles.
Mr.. Haynes is threshing his timothy ana
clover. He has over 30 acres Of land seeded
down and expects to sew some more next
spripy. II the farmers Of this county can
shorten the feeding season three months By
having tame grass meadows hard times will
come again NO more.
The selection of d. d. BrittOn for the once
of Sheriff Is universally commended and ap'
preciated by Ossge's voters. JACK JILL.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-07
CARLYLE Correspondence.

wheather continues cold.
Farmers have stopped blowing, and some
them are putting up Ice.
School marms whose school had two weeks
vacation are visiting schools that had but one,
At the Maple Grove literary last SATURDAY
night, the question: ''eesolvcd. Inss tne
colored voters Of the south should be protected
at the polls by standing army" was won by
negative.
We understand that Mr. Red6eld contempla'
ties starting class in singing at Maple Grove
We are informed that the house near Geneva
formerly occupied by Mr.. Black was consumed
by fire one night this week.
Some one. unknown, borrowed . log chair
from 4. d. Gains gate at Maple Grove. Mr.
Cain says that he who took 1t would do we'll t
return 1t.
School ut Maple Grove and Deer Creek re-
commenced last Monday. IL. FEET.
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COUNTY NOTES.
FROM REGISTER REPORTERS
What il Being Done Throughout the
county-Events and Gossip
of the Week.

Usage Scraps.
The Christmas tree ut the Baptist churcn was
+. snlendid affair. The house was crowded ana
the tree was loaded down with nice presents
for the loved ones Miss Mary Gilbert got
fine dressing case, A. f. Charles got nice fat
negro baby well 1 can't begin to name the
4oth psrt of the presents 30 will stop.
We had very sudden anil unexpected weu-
ding Friday night. Prentice, Son OF }. D.
Wolf. to Miss Lizzie Loveall. tell you II
makes some of the marriageble lasses Dug ou'
their eyes and stick up their ears when they
,sarn how easy It WASH t them.
las. Cole IL home now. He is raiiroadinf
this winter.
Miss Matte Stanley is visiting her sister a
Baldwin.
Jas. II. Myers and daughter Ida, spen
Christmas at Scott: with their many relatives
&c. Allen 10 down from Ottawa, ependin
the holidays with old associates.
G.. W. Trot anl Miss Msry Gilbert dinner
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Close Christmas, the
also oystered with Uncle George Myers IN
same evening and guess they breakiaste" VII
T.. g. Gilbert the next morning
Our schools are progressing finely, 80 Tn
teachers say, r. +. Baker at Glendale Mis
Gibson at Usage Valley and &. W. Trout
Centre Valley.
All kinds OF stock in our vicinity Is in goo
condition.
Well It begins to look IS though winter ha
set In.
That's all to-day. ALL ALONE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-07
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We forgot to mention last week that FRANK
Wyckoff had taken position In l.. D. kinnee's
store.
We are pleased to be able to state that Mas
ter Fred Nelson is out again after three
weeks tussle with the doctor.
Walter Genell spent his vacation at home and
was unable to return the first Of the week on
account of severe cold.
Mr.. C.. A. Steele has returned from wichita,
where he contracted . very violent attack OF
wichita fever. and his friends fear that 1t Will
take him on.
Miss Fife Newman spent New Years day al
ties Centre with her parents.
Mrs. II. B. Smith spent the holidays VIII
| her parents in Yates Centre.
C. H. Crabtree is building an addition to hii
residence.
MIR. Gillinwater. our photographer, ma
moved his family and gallery to Yates Centre
MIR. Donoho, Of Bronson, and Doc whiting
ton. of Kincadc, were in town Monday on iega
business.
Mr.. Geo. Lacy has purchased the coal trad
lof C. A. Steele. Notwithstanding We nav
three coal dealers, last Monday there was N
coal to be had In town.
At the Annual Election Of Officers OF the
+. Sabbath School Mr.. j. s. Miller was chose
lsupt., H. b. Adams, Assistant VIM. Me
INanght, Secretary Marion Lee, Treasurer
Elmer Clothier, Chorister Miss Della Cor
Irell, Organist. fENciL'
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KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKETS.
The following are yesterdays quota
Never Give UP.

If you are suffering with low and de.
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debility, disordered blood, weak con-
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bilious nature, by all means procure q
bottle of Electric Bitters. You will be
surprised to see the rapid improve
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Evans.
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PETITION 10 TIE HONORABLE LIouLA
TURF OF THE STATE OF XAHeAS.
Communicated

Tn the first settlement of this State
IL scared wise in the people to render
aid to public improvements in the form
of voting bands, backed by taxing the
property Of the people, and the people
at that time wee Iorgely owners OF
taxable property. BIT the facts hav.
ing now developed that with our rapid
increase of population OF non-ta1-pAV'
ers voting burdensome bonded IN
debtedness upon the property OF the
State, we, as citizens, now seeing the
extravagant and detrimental use being
made Of the privilege of voting such
bonds most humbly petition your Hon.
orable body to inact law prohibiting
the voting of bonds in the future fol
any purpose whatever in This State.
81. G40&DDQ&
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-07
HOME RELIEF ASSOCIATION.

Notice is hereby given that the BUSH
ness of the above Association has been
transferred to the Woman's Relief
Corps, and all loyal women are solicit
ed to join this latter organization and
assist in the work.
Mrs. n. HAWKINS. Pres.
CHAs. f. SCOTT, Sec.
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A RHJoINDER.

Ed. Register.
DEAR SlR:-Last week / had the
pleasure of reading reply to my letter,
from II. C. Winchester. I have stud
led it carefully, and should not know
what to think of it If he had not kind
ly placed a label on it. The label
read thus: "Bluster, slush and mis-
statements" I thank him for the use
of it and hand it back, and l will say
I thank thee Jew for teaching me that
word.
He says I ''started out to be honest,
but when came to speak OF the loca-
ton Of LaHarpe the truth did not suit
me-" To convince him that it does
suit me make him present of those
two miles, but in return will ask him
to give me four large and respectable
families which somehow he did moi
hear Of living in LaHarpe. Mr.. Win
chester must be speaking without ade
quate knowledge when he says thu
farmers of the eastern portion Of thu
county do not agitate this matter.
get my living by the sweat of m!
brow in the eastern part as farme
and many of the most prominent NOV
ers In this matter are farmers, as h
would have seen If he had read hi
REGISTER carefully. still conten
that the present site is inaccessibl
when it is remembered that the count
: is twenty-four miles long and it is onl
about six miles from lola to the wei
0 line. 1 hope your correspondent wi
not expect me to apologize tor or e,
t plain away any i'll feeling that he in
i AGNES exists in Humboldtor anywhel
= else. Thought everybody was sittin
Q out on a barb wire fence these nigh
y to love everybody, but I suppose you
d correspondent knows best. Perhal
y he has some ideas on the court hou'
T. question, and will give them to IL
% public when he has time as, althoug
b he occupied ha If column of your va
y liable space, he failed to say anythiu
l. on the questions at issue.
e 1 am, Sir, yours respectfully,
oil JAMES p. PRICE.
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ERS. Three Doors West Of Post Office.

Report of Fairview School, District
No 60 for the month ending Dec. "A:
Whole number enrolled, 20. Those
above 05 in examination and daily rec
itations: Kate, Anna and Frank Rob
ertshaw, Lizzie Jane, Anna Busley,
John Mcdonald and Estella Nelson
Those present every day: Anna and
John Busley and Richard Clinchy.
NELLIE JONES, Teacher.
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Report of Rock Creek school for
month ending Dec. "a. 1886:
Number enrolled IL, average daily
attendance SO, number cases OF tard''
ness 80. The following were neither
absent nor tardy: Retta, Clidie and
Carrie Howard, Maud Penland, Dottie
Gillespie, Erta and Lula Daniels, John
and AL. Hardin aud Hugh Powell
Roll of Honor: Matt. and Dallas I'LL
lespie, Arthur Davis, Willie Null
Maud and Laura Penland, Lois Rut'
ledge and Lula Daniels. o. g. SMITH
Teacher.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-07
THE CONTEST.

The REGISTER was Of the opinion,
as expressed two weeks ago, that the
testimony before the Contest Court had
shown. prima tdcie at least, that
enough split tickets had been placed in
the ballot boxes at the last election by
fraud and deception to have changed
the result, and a great many are still
of that opinion. The court finds, how
ever. in the decision published in full
on our first page, that such fact was
not shown. And we may say that
this point is the only one in which the
findings of the court, do not confirm
fully every statement this paper has
made relating to the contest. The
Court finds, and states it as emphatic
ally as we ever did, that "The printing
and distributing of such [split] tickets
was calculated and doubtless intended
to deceive electors and to secure the
votes Of republicans who should care
lessly vote after reading only the head
ines of their tickets" That is certainly
putting it pretty strong, and SHOWS
clearly enough who was trying to do
the stealing that our democratic con-
temporaries have talked 90 much
about.
However, we have no wish to anal
we and discuss each of the findings
as our readers can do that for them.
selves. The judges no doubt weighed
the evidence and the law carefully and
conscientiously and we are willing tt
accept their decision. We regret that
the question upon which the contes
really hinged, viz: the legality OF spill
tickets, could not have been passed up
ON. But the higher courts, to which
the case will probably be taken, vii
no doubt give their opinion upon TIL
poipt, And the decision as it stands
makes two things certain: That Their
never was any sense or truth in tn
howl that the republicans were tryin'
to steal an office, and that 1t will be
long time before any party again trie
to use split tickets in Allen county.
After the rendition Of the judgmen
last Monday morning the defendar
applied for and was granted a stay ur
til next Monday morning in order
have time to prepare bill of excep
tons upon which to take the case u
to the District Court.
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Notice of Appointment.
srArx OF KANSAS, J : G

ALLKN COUNTY.
In the matter Of the estate of L. ID.
Wolf, late Of Allen county, deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given. that on the .tn usy
the Probate Court OF Allen county Kansas, guy
appointed and qualified as administrator Oh .oe
estate Of Z. ID. Wolf, late Of Allen county,,
deceased All parties interested In said essass
will take notice and govern themselves acconi-
ingly. ID. D. n,
Jan. stB. CIV. Auminsso''
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-07
CHAP uoHEY.

Bowlus has any amount Of money
that he can loan on real estate security
1t lower rates than can be had any
vhege else.
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Neosho Valley Notes.

A lady preacher is conducting protracted
meeting at Pleasant Valley school house.
An oyster supper was given at John Cleav-
er's on New Years Eve.
nephew Of B. II. Clark is making him
visit.
Frank Stoddard's baby, three weeks OF age,
died on Sunday morning.
Little Earl Arnold 10 quite sick with bron-
chial irritation. NALLsfiTk.
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THE COUNTY SEAT.

Editor Register: l was extremely
pleased on unfolding my REGISTER
last week to find that you sir, had full
" grasped my meaning and though
my letter ''serious and respectful" for
nothing could be farther from my mind
than using language which could be
otherwise construed, because the JUS
tice of the case I endeavor to advocate
is far too clear to my idea not to
admit of calm argument.
You ask the question If 1t is true that
it would be better to erect new build
ings than to repair the old, and sug-
gest that the old building should be
repaired in any case. You also say
that the old building could he repaired
by an outlay of 81 900 or whereabouts"
"Thereabouts" leaves a very wide lat
itude, and we may find our thereabouts
piled up ad h6itun', and may reach
! more than any enterprising man may
be willing to give for it after its COM
pletion. Again the removal of the
county seat has become a question
within the range of practical politics,
and to repair the old building will be
to shelve this question to be fought out
at some future time because I feel GER
tain that the people of Allen county
will never build new Court House IN
lola. need not here give any rea
sons for this opinion as it would bt
Incompetent, irrelevant and imma
terial' to use a phrase somewhat pop
ular among the legal profession.
You also ask why not pay rent II
one place as we'll as another? I viii
most respectfully ask why not build II
one place as well as another? WheI
there is spot specially appointed by
law for the purpose, seeing that w
Ihaye to build sometime.
| Your only objection appears to b
that La Harpe is inaccessible unit
there is a north aud south railroad ant
prophesy that she will never hav
such a railroad. Now you should re
|, member the fate of poor Virgins an
never prophesy unless you know, an
even road or no road how many Of u
who have teams, use the cars to COZ
| vey our bodies to town. Personally,
, know have to drive IA miles ever
trip that I should not have to drive
3 the county seat was In the centre
Q the county. But on another perusal
: your reply to my letter I find that 20
4 | say that if Humboldt wants to bur
q the Ratchet at LaHarpe it is allrigh
with you. Have you surrendered. an
t is this letter of mine merely enterin
1 an evacuated fort, for you know th'
!. the south part of the county is anxiot
o to have this matter settled, on q Pc
: manent basis which can only be dor
, by a relocation in the centre OF Il
county.
Ihad not thought of writing anotl
er letter but being fully convinced tn
There is no other practical solution
. this difficulty l must trust to yo'
y habitual courtesy to insert this. 1 a
n dear sir, Yours Respectfully,
,e JAMES p. PRICE.
le The above letter is published mere
IT out of respect to our correspondent
v and not because it contributes an
ID thing of consequence to the controvt
r.! sy. 1t makes no answer to our arg
Il meats, that we can discover. mere
10 meeting them with assertions Of p
le sonal opinion, 10 which it il not wor
e while to reply. ..
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notice.

All parties indebted to me please
call aud settle at once.
GEO. DAVIES.
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SCHOOL REPORTS.

Report of Salem School, District No.
o. for the month ending December "A,
1886:
Enrolment O., average daily attend
ance As. The following were neither
absent nor tardy, Arthur, George and
Fred Freeman, Myrtle and Joseph
Ferguson, Logan, Melvin, Charles and
Ralph Fronk, Cora and Maggie John
son. Belle Fronk and Lulu Tate.
G, SEYMOUR, Teacher.
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